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Ancient Egypt & Judaism: Geography, Culture, and The Old Kingdom

Learn about the geography, culture, and history of Ancient Egypt, including the Old Kingdom era with its pyramids and social structure. Discover how the Nile River shaped Egyptian civilization.

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Ancient Egypt & Judaism: Geography, Culture, and The Old Kingdom

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  1. Ancient Egypt & Judaism Outcome: Geography, Culture, & The Old Kingdom

  2. Grab the Guided Notes and Handouts from the front table and answer the following questions: 1. What two rivers were crucial to Mesopotamia’s survival and success? 2. Why would not having natural barriers be a problem for a civilization? 3. What was the first written set of laws called? Why was it so important to have laws written down? WARM UP

  3. Setting the Stage • Mesopotamia was one of the first civilizations • Egypt will be one of the first empires: unity, stability, and cultural continuity Geography, Culture, & The Old Kingdom

  4. The Geography of Egypt: The Nile • The Nile River is the most important resource • Used for transportation, irrigation, defense, agriculture • The Nile is the longest river in the world at 4,100 miles long • Yearly flooding brought rich soil that would be left as the water receded • The Egyptians worshipped The Nile as a god • The Nile flooded like clockwork each year; unlike Mesopotamia • The Nile flows north, unlike most rivers • The Nile valley is surrounded by sun parched desert Geography, Culture, & The Old Kingdom

  5. Three disadvantages: • If flooded a few feet less than normal, thousands would starve • If flooded a few feet more than normal, homes & property destroyed • Desert on each side of river forced Egyptians to live on small strip of land on the river- however, this also acted as a natural barrier against invaders • Upper and Lower Egypt (see map on p.36 or next slide) • Nubia to the south was rich in gold and was subject to Egypt’s authority Geography, Culture, & The Old Kingdom

  6. Egypt Unites into a Kingdom • A king named Narmer united Upper and Lower Egypt into one empire in 3000 BC • NarmerPalette depicts with hieroglyphics how Narmer unified Egypt • Narmer is sometimes called the Scorpion King • Narmer created the first Egyptian dynasty • Ancient Egypt would see 31 dynasties spanning 2,600 years Geography, Culture, & The Old Kingdom

  7. The Old Kingdom • Old Kingdom or “Age of Pyramids” • 2660-2180 B.C. when many patterns for Egyptian Civilization were established • Most of the pyramids were built in this time period • Pyramid: immense stone structure often built as tombs Geography, Culture, & The Old Kingdom

  8. Djoser built the Step Pyramid Geography, Culture, & The Old Kingdom

  9. Snefru built the Bent Pyramid • Snefru built the Red Pyramid • Eventually the power of the pharaohs declined and ended Old Kingdom Geography, Culture, & The Old Kingdom

  10. Khufu built the first of the Great Pyramids at Giza Geography Culture, & The Old Kingdom

  11. Egyptian Culture • Pharaohs: Egyptian pharaohs ruled absolutely • The pharaohs stood at the center of Egyptian culture, government, and religion • This type of government in which rule is based on religious authority is a theocracy • Polytheistic: belief in many gods • Re (sun god), Osiris (god of the dead), Goddess Isis (represented ideal mother and wife) • Believed in afterlife and built burial chambers and tombs • Mummification: embalming and drying of corpses to prevent decay Geography, Culture, & The Old Kingdom

  12. Egyptian Society Geography, Culture, & The Old Kingdom

  13. Not locked into social class • Women held many of the same rights as men • Could propose marriage • Often married between ages 14-16 • If granted a divorce, she was entitled to one-third of the couple’s property Geography, Culture, & The Old Kingdom

  14. Egyptians wrote using hieroglyphics or carvings of symbols and pictographs • Symbols stood for ideas instead of words • Invented a writing surface out of papyrus reeds • Egyptians created a 365 day calendar with 12 months of 30 days • Egyptian doctors knew about human pulse, how to set broken bones, and even used surgery in some cases Geography, Culture, & The Old Kingdom

  15. Result: The Egyptians had accomplished something no one had ever done: Built one of the first truly unique united empires on the planet. Geography, Culture, & The Old Kingdom

  16. http://www.chamois.k12.mo.us/JW%208th%20Grade/Dylan%20Minor/webpage%201/hieroglyphics-table.jpghttp://www.chamois.k12.mo.us/JW%208th%20Grade/Dylan%20Minor/webpage%201/hieroglyphics-table.jpg WRITE YOUR NAME ACTIVITY: http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/hieroglyphs/name_spell.html In your notes, using hieroglyphics, spell out your name HEIROGLYPHICS

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